Poorly tummy

Not trying to hijack OPs post, but this seems an ideal thread to put the following on: My Dil, Gs, and Gd. have all suffered with this this week. Gd ( age 5) retuned to school today. On her return this afternoon she said " Mum I told my teacher I wasn't there cos I had fleas". Dil was flabbergasted and said "No you didn't have fleas, you had a bug, a sickness bug. I have now told all the family that if they suffer with this they are to report that they have the fleas. Once fir they are to announce that they have now been de-flead and are fit for contact with the outside world, I would have loved to have seen that teachers face. lol

Official guidance is you have to be 2 days clear or you will pass it on. Think how much work that will cost the company if you go back, and snuggle back down in bed. Remember everyone is replaceable or, if you're really piled with work no-one else can do, as a colleague told me once, sometimes things have to fail before anyone does anything about it. You're entitled to sick leave and you'll not do anyone any favours by going back before you're well. Hope you're feeling much better soon.

Just read that you work for yourself - so maybe the only one who can find a solution to working too hard in a job you hate is you. No wonder you're feeling ill. Best wishes for feeling better soon.

Pudding, hogwash ?
When I was extremely ill GN was the one thing that kept me sane.

Justwokeup, I heard the germs can live on surfaces for a week

Hope you’re getting better gillybob. My sister was self employed with her husband for years and she did the wages for the 6 staff etc. Even when she was receiving treatment for Stage 4 breast cancer - having mastectomy, chemo then radiation - she hardly had any time off. I worried about her constantly. 3 years on, still in remission, still working though.

Meant to say - not self employed anymore though. They sold the business, banked the money and she works full time in a hospital. Less stressful she says.

To state the obvious... tummy bugs are spread via poor handwashing and touching things such as taps, light switches, door handles and loo flush of course.

If you deal with cash, that is a good way of getting nasties too.

So, leaving the post out in the corridor may not be entirely useful, but obsessive use of anti bac wipes may help a lot.

Hope you are recovered very soon.

Persistentdonor, before anyone thinks they must be unhygeinic I should point out that norovirus which is the virus that is most prevalent in gastroenteritis infections, can be caused by very tiny amounts, I think I have read only 10 particles - making it worse than most viruses for passing on. Also it's not sensitive to the antibacterial wipes except inasmuch as they wash stuff off in general, but they don't actually kill that germ. It's sensitive to bleach solutions if you actually want to kill it. For hands, norovirus is best removed by normal washing with soap and water. Anyway that's the current advice available from health authorities online.

Thank you Readymeals...... it wasn't my intention to suggest anyone was unhygenic, but I know many people never give taps, door handles and light switches a second thought. In my experience, the only person I know for a fact is careful about handwashing, is me!!

I can confirm that no one else in my family has “caught” whatever it was I had. I was in close contact with my DH, my dad, both of my children and all of my grandchildren (including the baby) in the days before so my conclusion is that it probably wasn’t the Norovirus. I’m loads better but still a bit off-colour with tummy pains and a sickly feeling . Will probably try to see my GP next week if it continues much longer .

I do hope you pick up soon gillybob I’m just starting to feel better although I still feel tired. I’d been feeling like you for three weeks before I went to my doctor. That was probably the reason it turned into a bad infection and unusually for me my insides just stopped working. She thought it was an obstruction so thats why I ended up in hospital on an antibiotic drip. It’s still a bit of a shock it come to that. So you get along to the doctors before the build up to Christmas takes over your already busy life. Oh and drink more water